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National Summary

A high is the east is bringing sunny and settled conditions for most of NSW and parts of QLD and VIC. A low pressure trough moving over the south is bringing cloud but very little rain. Hot and dry winds linger over northwestern parts of the country.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
14.5 9 26

Sunny

Melbourne
 
14.5 11 22

Windy with showers

Brisbane
 
18.2 13 25

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
18.6 9 27

Sunny

Adelaide
 
21.1 14 18

Clearing shower

Canberra
 
8.3 -1 21

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
13.8 9 20

Windy with showers

Darwin
 
28.6 22 35

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Dry start to spring in Queensland

14:54 EST

Queenslanders are enjoying stunning sunny skies almost everyday with rain very hard to find.

Stubborn spring frost in Canberra

12:00 EST

With some parts of the country already having days that feel like summer and mornings where no jumper is needed, it looks like Canberra will have to put up with frosty mornings for the time being.

Afternoon Storms quench Melbourne's Thirst

11:45 EST

Showers and storms on Friday afternoon have brought the parched city of Melbourne their greatest 24 hour rain since ANZAC day.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 14/09 Fri 15/09 Sat 16/09

39.3°C

Onslow Ap, WA
Hottest

39.7°C

Derby Ap, WA

38.6°C

Mandora, WA

39.2°C

Onslow Ap, WA

41.0°C

Mardie, WA

-2.4°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-6.1°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-5.0°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

-7.1°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

SE 53km/h

Bougainville Reef, Qld
Windiest

122km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

114km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

107km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic
-
no rain last hr Wettest

32.6mm

Mt Read, Tas

41.4mm

Ferny Creek, Vic

19.4mm

Mt Baw Baw, Vic

19.4mm

Mt Baw Baw, Vic
Australia's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
West Roebuck, WA in 2003
Lowest -6.2°C at
Mt Buller, Vic in 1995
Highest 30.0°C at
Warmun, WA in 2016
Lowest -16.7°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970
Highest 370.3mm at
Burdekin, Qld in 1890
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